16. Noel Leslie, the Countess of Rothes
Noel Leslie was on board the ship when it sank, but she survived. Likely less to do with her being a countess and having more to do with the fact that the “women and children first” rule still applied at the time. She was mentioned in Downton Abbey. “Isn’t this terrible? When you think how excited Lucy Rothes was at the prospect,” remarks the Countess of Grantham when she hears of the disaster.